tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post5955784827514791649..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: Art of the American West. Thomas Moran. A-Z Challengeloverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-35711495752392371972015-04-16T18:40:39.397-07:002015-04-16T18:40:39.397-07:00Remington is probably the most appealing to me, po...Remington is probably the most appealing to me, possibly because he painted small, intimate scenes with dark, rich colors. Bierstadt was pretty amazing. But my favorite in the museum has to be Leigh's Buffalo Hunt -- it's HUGE! You feel as if you're THERE. WOW!Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-4325023190255827132015-04-16T17:19:41.423-07:002015-04-16T17:19:41.423-07:00There is Western Art everywhere. I just never loo...There is Western Art everywhere. I just never looked because I was not that interested, but now. . .I have changed doing this challenge. Now that I know some names, it will even be better. Who was your favorite artist?loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-9564080187608457102015-04-16T03:32:26.208-07:002015-04-16T03:32:26.208-07:00Hi Nat - I love the first painting .. just amazing...Hi Nat - I love the first painting .. just amazing to see and how in some ways I envisage the Grand Canyon ... I'm glad he's had a stamp produced in that set ... and I've just Marian's comment about the Rockwell Museum in Corning .. interesting ... <br /><br />I'm so pleased Thomas' art influenced Yellowstone becoming a National Park .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-23793017056335232972015-04-15T18:56:25.306-07:002015-04-15T18:56:25.306-07:00One of my favorite places in the world is the Rock...One of my favorite places in the world is the Rockwell Museum in Corning, New York http://rockwellmuseum.org/, where they have a wonderful collection of Western art. They have many of the artists you feature this month. Thanks for the memories!Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-70006515364788796632015-04-15T15:09:25.531-07:002015-04-15T15:09:25.531-07:00JoJo and D.G. Thank you for your comments. I am ...JoJo and D.G. Thank you for your comments. I am learning so much participating in this challenge. I don't think that everyone who does not live in "the West" really has seen some of the magnificent scenery. It has been a while since I have been to Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon, but I need to put it on the list, before I take those places for granted, they will always be there, but I......loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-29281311359619304922015-04-15T11:05:55.106-07:002015-04-15T11:05:55.106-07:00That's a part of the country I'd love to s...That's a part of the country I'd love to see and photograph. Haven't yet. Featuring these artists was a great theme,loverofwords! I've seen the hoodoos in Alberta which have that striated look but none of the American southwest or interior north US. So glad these painters took the time to document the landscapes.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-77722643573980917532015-04-15T10:44:33.361-07:002015-04-15T10:44:33.361-07:00That would be terrific. A great keepsake.That would be terrific. A great keepsake.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-90358351458345043382015-04-15T09:29:03.583-07:002015-04-15T09:29:03.583-07:00Huge fan of his too....love Hudson River School st...Huge fan of his too....love Hudson River School stuff so much. It really captures the mystique of the old west.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-41003284965753568542015-04-15T08:23:09.019-07:002015-04-15T08:23:09.019-07:00Evidently, he's very good with lighting! I wou...Evidently, he's very good with lighting! I would very much love to get a postcard of the Grand Canyon with a Thomas Moran stamp on it!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742777265021634232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-29010230438325617452015-04-15T07:32:40.709-07:002015-04-15T07:32:40.709-07:00He did. And the wonderful part is that the Grand ...He did. And the wonderful part is that the Grand Canyon still looks like that, thanks to these painters and the preservation of these park lands. loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-63730498356939211842015-04-15T07:32:37.000-07:002015-04-15T07:32:37.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-89082585153488346832015-04-15T07:32:19.309-07:002015-04-15T07:32:19.309-07:00They do look Turneresque don't they? I think ...They do look Turneresque don't they? I think the really serious painters, like writers, work hard at their craft. I am so glad that years ago, I saw the Turners at the Tate gallery.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-91733059466597424172015-04-15T07:30:03.529-07:002015-04-15T07:30:03.529-07:00He did. And the wonderful part is that the Grand ...He did. And the wonderful part is that the Grand Canyon still looks like that, thanks to these painters and the preservation of these park lands. loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-78766042625827341832015-04-15T06:41:43.903-07:002015-04-15T06:41:43.903-07:00Wonderful scenery. I often wonder what people who ...Wonderful scenery. I often wonder what people who first discovered the Grand Canyon must have thought or felt. I like these paintings and I very much like the stamps too. I can see the Turner influence, one of the few painters I really know something about. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-68039367232649553622015-04-15T05:58:16.166-07:002015-04-15T05:58:16.166-07:00He chose magnificent scenes to paint. He chose magnificent scenes to paint. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com